The joint French/Italian
Base "Concordia" will be officially commissioned this season with the
completion of the building of the main station complex. Erected on poles, this
modern station is located on the Antarctic plateau and is supplied by aircraft
from Tera Nova Bay and an annual overland traverse from Dumont D'Urville Base.

"Italy is later this year (at the start of the new season)
going to rename its main antarctic base situated at Terra Nova Bay. Until now the base has been
called Terra Nova Bay or more correctly in Italian "BAIA TERRA
NOVA". It will be renamed "MARIO ZUCCHELLI STATION" in
honour of Mario Zuchelli, the Italian Antarctic Expedition leader of recent
years who died only last year after a short illness. Mario was well known in
Antarctic circles and renaming the base in his honour will be widely applauded."

These information were provided in March 2004 by Steve, we thanks him very much.
You may contact him via e-mail or through his web site. He can provide covers
and stamps and information related to Antarctica.

Apprendiamo che fra in francobolli previsti per la TAAF nel
2005 è previsto anche un dentello per la base Concordia Dome C.
Just now we know that in 2005 TAAF will issue a stamp which is related to
Concordia base.